Combined shade-bracket and curtain-pole support.



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P. VERDIN. I COMBINED SHADE BRACKET AND CURTAIN POLE SUPPORT.

-APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 30. 1907- Wit" ease:

THE NORRIS PETERS ca, WAS HINI2TON, n c.

FRANK VERDIN, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

COMBINED SHADE-BRACKET AND CURTAIN-POLE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1907.

Application filed March 30, 1907. Serial No. 385,581.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK VERDIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Shade-Bracket and CurtainPole Support, of which the following is aspecification.-

This invention is a combined shade-bracket and curtain-pole support andhas for its object a fixture of this kind which can be easily put up,and has a wide range of adjustment.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of theinvention and Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a plate having alongitudinal slot 6. At the top and bottom of the plate are rearwardlypresented parallel flanges 7 and 8, respectively. At the extremity ofthe top flange is an upstanding flange 9 having longitudinal slots 10 toreceive screws or other fastening means, 11 whereby the device issecured to the window casing. To one end of the flange 9 is riveted orotherwise secured a forwardly presented arm 12 having a seat 13 for thecurtain-pole. The flanges 7 and 8 form a track in which abracket-carrying slide is mounted. The slide comprises aplate 14engaging the face of the plate 5, and having top and bottom flanges l5and 16, respectively, engaging over the flanges '7 and 8, respectively.The slide is held at adjustment on the track by a bolt 17 passingthrough the slot 6 and. through a hole in the plate 14. On one end ofthe bolt is a head 18 and on the other end is screwed a wing-nut 19.Upon loosening the nut the slide can be adjusted lengthwise on the trackand it will be firmly held in adjusted position when the nut istightened. The flange 16 has a depending stom 20 which carries ashade-bracket member 21. Said member comprises a plate which projectsforwardly from the stem 20 and has the usual opening 22 to receive theend of the shade-roller spindle. At the opposite side of the windowcasing will be located a fixture similar to the one herein described forsupporting the other end of the shade-roller spindle.

The construction herein described enables the bracket-supporting deviceto be adjusted lengthwise on the window casing upon loosening the screws11, and the bracket-carrying slide can also be adjusted lengthwise onthe track of the supporting device. This double adjusting featureenables the curtain-pole support to be arranged to suit the length ofthe pole after which the bracket-carrying slide can be adjusted on thetrack according to the length of the shadebracket: A wide range ofadjustment therefore had and the parts can be readily arranged'to suitdifferent lengths of shade-rollers and curtain-poles.

Another important feature is the manner in which the bracket-carryingslide is supported on the track, the object being to give a firm supportto the bracket. It will be noted that by the engagement of the flanges15 and 16 with the flanges 7 and 8 the weight of the shade-roller willbe borne by the track, and no strain is placed 011 the clampingbolt 17,which therefore serves only to hold the parts at adjustment thusrendering it less liable to get loose.

I claim In a shade bracket, :1 support comprising a channeled plateplaced horizontally with its edges toward the win dow casing and havinga flange at the upper rear edge fastened to the casing, and a Ushapedslide fitting upon and around said plate and adjustably fastenedthereto, the slide having a shade bracket depending from its lower rearergo, adjacent to the casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK VEHDIN.

Witnesses FRANK WAnowELL, .T. E. BRATE.

